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16th August 2023
16th August 2023
We finished the last day of our summer sailing camp with some dancing, 💃 mid IJsselmeer swim 🏊♀️ and of course handing over the well earned […]
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15th August 2023
15th August 2023
Time flies when you’re having fun 🤩 we are already going into our last night of the summer sailing camp 2023. After a beautiful trip back […]
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14th August 2023
14th August 2023
Vlieland to Helgoland. 120nm overnight sail. We had a really lovely sail. Lots of shooting stars and a friendly sea ( which is unusual for the […]
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12th August 2023
12th August 2023
Another early start as we want to catch the right tide, going over the north sea to Vlieland today. There is not much wind and it’s […]
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12th August 2023
12th August 2023
We sailed from Den Oever to Texel, the tide is running out early today so we get up at 6am and leave the dock at 7am. […]
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8th August 2023
8th August 2023
Awesome first day of our summer sailing camp 2023 🙂
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14th July 2023
14th July 2023
Come visit us at the westfriese waterweken – Medemblik. 14, 15 & 16th of July. @ Oosterhaven medemblik. Lots of fun activities for the kids, and […]
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17th June 2023
17th June 2023
6 months have flown by so fast, it’s hard to believe that the Atlantic Roundtrip 2022/2023 has already come to and end! We had a lovely […]
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8th June 2023
8th June 2023
Woohoo Dutch coast in sight – and that means we are close, as the Dutch coast is so low you basically have to be on top […]
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6th June 2023
6th June 2023
On and on we go without much change of the weather, since we are in the channel getting to the right places at the right time […]
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4th June 2023
4th June 2023
We’ve crossed the bay of biscay and have now entered the English Channel. We were unlucky and had current against us as we rounded ( or […]
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2nd June 2023
2nd June 2023
We are on our way again, crossing the bay of biscay. A piece of water that is notorious for crappy weather. It’s certainly not bad weather […]
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28th May 2023
28th May 2023
Some pics of our last trip – Azores – Baiona. We had everything from no wind to 35kn on the nose. A good voyage for the […]
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26th May 2023
26th May 2023
On thursday the wind dropped considerably, luckily so did the waves and we actually had a lovely day sailing (still the wrong way but we’re not […]
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24th May 2023
24th May 2023
I would like to say sailing upwind is fun, but it isn’t really – well I don’t think so. There are these descriptions of sailing which […]
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22nd May 2023
22nd May 2023
We had a lovely Sunday, which started with a beautiful golden sunrise. The sun rose like a big ball of fire above the horizon. The few […]
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20th May 2023
20th May 2023
The beautiful thing about sailing is that you can use the wind to go anywhere in the world, that of course is also the downside. You […]
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18th May 2023
18th May 2023
We had a great time exploring the Azores. Hiking around the caldera, eating at a vegan restaurant that only uses homegrown food and of course going […]
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11th May 2023
11th May 2023
Well, the rain is gone, but so is the wind. Of course it’s well known that there is often a high around the Azores, but not […]
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9th May 2023
9th May 2023
Luckily we didn’t flap and roll around for too long, the waves started to smooth out pretty soon, but with the waves, the wind left as […]
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7th May 2023
7th May 2023
Yesterday we sailed along very nicely, the wind got less and the waves smaller, by now the waves have been getting a lot smaller but not […]
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5th May 2023
5th May 2023
On Thursday the wind and waves started to pick up, as we expected they would. For the next day a low pressure system would move over […]
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3rd May 2023
3rd May 2023
So far the weather has been amazing, great winds and mostly blue skies. Yesterday there was a lot of low cloud all the way around us, […]
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1st May 2023
1st May 2023
After a couple of beautiful and fun days in Bermuda it’s time for our crossing to the Azores. We had waited for a little front to […]
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25th April 2023
25th April 2023
Our last day to Bermuda the wind dropped to 0, we enjoyed a mirror like sea that was only broken by a slight swell. A bird […]
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24th April 2023
24th April 2023
Most of the Saturday was very cloudy and rainy, but towards the night it started to clear up a bit and we only had light and […]
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22nd April 2023
22nd April 2023
We enjoyed another one and a half days of beautiful sailing, playing games and reading outside, bright stars at night and quiet sunny days. We even […]
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20th April 2023
20th April 2023
So far we have been sailing along beautifully – the wind has been perfect and the sea calm, a perfect start to our 860nm crossing to […]
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23rd March 2023
23rd March 2023
A spot on trip 4 of the Atlantic Roundtrip 21/22 has become available.Have you always dreamed of sailing into the sunset on your way to exploring […]
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7th March 2023
7th March 2023
A look at the weather forecast is telling us it’s time to leave Martinique and start heading to St.Martin. A very unusual weather pattern is forming […]
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17th February 2023
17th February 2023
Guppy and her young crew have arrived in the blue Caribbean waters after a lovely trip from Suriname. A bit choppy on the first day and […]
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12th February 2023
12th February 2023
We waited for the tide to turn and help us flush down the river and out to sea – a good 30nm from Marina Resort Waterland. […]
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11th February 2023
11th February 2023
After an amazing stay in Suriname, it’s already time to point Guppy’s nose out to sea again. Thank you so much Marina Resort Waterland for your […]
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6th February 2023
6th February 2023
Another successful Atlantic crossing has brought us into the jungles of Suriname, where pink river dolphins greeted us and howler monkeys howl at night. The crossing […]
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3rd February 2023
3rd February 2023
The past two days, we have been sailing in and out of squalls. After our first big rain shower, the rain didn’t stop. It rained for […]
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1st February 2023
1st February 2023
The squalls have finally closed in on us, giving us some good rain, mostly towards the end of the day after dinner. It also causes the […]
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30th January 2023
30th January 2023
It feels like the trade winds have found us again, blowing away some of the heat, although the air is still humid. More importantly, the wind is […]
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28th January 2023
28th January 2023
The wind is still minimal, but we have re-hoisted the sails and are moving forward again under wind power :). Most of yesterday we floated around […]
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27th January 2023
24th January 2023
24th January 2023
The days seem to go by faster and faster now that everyone has gotten into a good sailing rhythm and are able to enjoy life at […]
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22nd January 2023
22nd January 2023
The waves have decided to calm themselves down a bit, which has made life onboard a lot more comfortable, as we are now mostly just gently […]
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20th January 2023
20th January 2023
The start of our Atlantic Crossing has been a little bit rolly, but we have made good progress, and it’s sunny and pleasant. In the past 24 […]
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16th January 2023
16th January 2023
Sao Nicolau is a beautifully diverse and very different island from Sal. It has a mountainous landscape, big valleys, and cliffs. Tarrafal, the place where we anchored, […]
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15th January 2023
15th January 2023
I always love visiting the Cape Verde, the first stop outside of Europe with a distictively different culture and way of life. We arrived on the […]
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7th January 2023
7th January 2023
Yesterday, we were surprised by a large group (at least 30) of crazy jumping dolphins! They came over to Guppy and performed some beautiful tricks and […]
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5th January 2023
5th January 2023
780nm to the Cape Verde. The weather is looking great for a change and we are all very grateful after all the strange weather patterns we […]
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23rd December 2022
23rd December 2022
After our first bumpy and rainy day at sea the weather got considerably better. we have been enjoying clear blue skies, lots of sunshine and colorful […]
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21st December 2022
21st December 2022
The weather this year is interesting, instead of the normal steady northerlies along the Portugese coast it seems to be steady southerlies. Which is where we […]
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16th December 2022
16th December 2022
Trip one of the Atlantic Roundtrip 22/23 has started 🙂 we had a lovely sail from Setubal to Cultara which is a very cute fisherman’s town […]
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8th December 2022
8th December 2022
Havørn under full sail, sailing alongside Guppy. Havørn is a modern replica of a Norwegian Fishcutter and was build entirely from scratch by my dad. 20 […]
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28th November 2022
28th November 2022
After months of hard work, changing a bowsprit, replacing our old teak deck and thousands of other little things it’s time for Guppy and us to […]
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10th October 2022
10th October 2022
Yay! Finished putting tread-master on our lower deck. We are now getting into final preparations before heading south again to pick up a new group of […]
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12th August 2022
12th August 2022
Meet and greet with Guppy and her crew at the #westfriesewaterweken Medemblik.12th – 14th of August Guppy will be moored in the Oosterhaven.
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11th August 2022
11th August 2022
From Terschelling we set sail to Vlieland, a short sail and lovely sail of 2 hours. The harbour is very full but the harbour master still […]
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4th August 2022
4th August 2022
The rain is ticking on deck – I always love the sound of rain on deck and sitting comfortably below. It’s steamy inside and busy with […]
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2nd June 2022
2nd June 2022
New Adventures are awaiting This summer we will do another 10 day Europe Trip for kids between 8 & 12 years old – Packed full of […]
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23rd May 2022
23rd May 2022
After 6 months of sailing and more then 10,000nm Guppy gets a little rest. All of our students made their way back home over the past […]
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10th May 2022
10th May 2022
Wow what a beautiful arrival and ceremony we had and amazing memories made again on this years voyage. Thank you for everyone who made this possible, […]
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8th May 2022
8th May 2022
The last week of our second Atlantic Roundtrip already! We have arrived in the Netherlands and are making our way to Medemblik through Amsterdam over the […]
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8th May 2022
8th May 2022
Just went into my cabin after a long day sailing and found this – being a mommy is the biggest gift I’ve been given and I […]
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2nd May 2022
2nd May 2022
After a good night of sleep we get up around 7 am to leave Cherbourg with the outgoing tide. It’s another cold day, but for a […]
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30th April 2022
30th April 2022
By the morning of the 29th, we have land in sight! The North-Eastern wind is cold on our faces, making our noses run as we look […]
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28th April 2022
28th April 2022
Sander didn’t end up getting any sun for his birthday, but we did have a very yummy cake and pancakes for dinner =DAnd also a little […]
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26th April 2022
26th April 2022
We enjoyed another beautiful day of sailing on Monday – good winds, sun, and low waves – it really doesn’t get much better than that. Dolphins […]
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24th April 2022
24th April 2022
By Friday night the winds already started to decrease and the waves slowly followed suit, making for quite a pleasant night with good speeds. But as […]
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22nd April 2022
22nd April 2022
We are back at sea again and on our way to the English channel. Yesterday was a beautiful day as we sailed past some of the […]
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12th April 2022
12th April 2022
Our last two days at sea were much friendlier and calmer, the waves and wind finally decided to calm down a bit and we enjoyed a […]
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10th April 2022
10th April 2022
The weather has slowly been getting friendlier and even though the waves are still high they are slowly getting longer and turning into swell. The sun […]
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8th April 2022
8th April 2022
Yesterday we passed our halfway mark, which means we’re actually getting closer to land again. To celebrate this milestone we made a delicious chocolate cake with […]
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6th April 2022
6th April 2022
Our days have continued to alternate between beautiful sunny days and rain – although today the rain is just small squalls and even blue patches and […]
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4th April 2022
4th April 2022
So far our days have been alternating between dry, sunny, and lovely or lots and lots of rain. We had a lovely quiet day yesterday with […]
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3rd April 2022
3rd April 2022
We’ve left the crystal clear blue waters of Bermuda and are now officially on our way back to Europe with the Azores as our next stop. […]
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1st April 2022
1st April 2022
We’ve made the most of our visit to Bermuda, We visited the crystal caves which are very old and absolutely stunning! We toured the island by […]
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28th March 2022
28th March 2022
Yesterday evening as we were enjoying our pasta casserole dinner in the cockpit the sky on the horizon turned steadily darker and the cockpit became gradually […]
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26th March 2022
26th March 2022
The wind has continued to be kind to us. It slowly turned to downwind and by now we have gybed. Sailing wing on wing with the […]
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24th March 2022
24th March 2022
We have set off again, heading north this time – away from the Caribbean islands and back into the Atlantic Ocean.We’re heading for Bermuda, keeping a […]
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22nd March 2022
22nd March 2022
After a few days of preparation for our next ocean crossing like rigging check, groceries, stowing things away, paperwork…. – Today we’ve been enjoying sailing our […]
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18th March 2022
18th March 2022
We love Dominica. visited Fort Shirley and it’s surroundings, also known as Cabrits national park ( because the sailors imported goats here to have good meat […]
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11th March 2022
11th March 2022
Dominica wouldn’t be so lush and green if it wouldn’t rain so much, luckily for us tho it seems to rain most in the mornings which […]
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9th March 2022
9th March 2022
We’ve been exploring the wonders of Dominica – last time I was here is already 12 years ago but the hospitality of the lovely people here […]
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2nd March 2022
2nd March 2022
While the teens work on their schoolwork in the mornings we get Guppy ready to leave for new islands and places to explore in the BVI. […]
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2nd March 2022
2nd March 2022
Snorkelling in caves and exploring lots of new islands – some even completely uninhabited! P We’re sailing in the British Virgin Islands
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22nd February 2022
22nd February 2022
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21st February 2022
21st February 2022
We’ve had a fabulous few days in Nanny Cay Marina. On Friday night there was a movie night at the Royal BVI Yacht Club showing Maidentrip, […]
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15th February 2022
15th February 2022
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3rd February 2022
3rd February 2022
We enjoyed the beautiful bay of Wallilabou for a few days, every day some locals come by in wooden boats with fresh fruits and sometimes homemade […]
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2nd February 2022
2nd February 2022
We just had so much fun filming this and also making the music for the video, filmed on Mayreau beach.
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23rd January 2022
23rd January 2022
We stayed for a few days in Bequia, walking around the cute little town & having a campfire and barbecue on the beach with baked potatoes […]
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21st January 2022
21st January 2022
Exactly 10 years ago I sailed my ‘’little Guppy’’, a beautiful 40ft bright red ketch, through the bridge in St.Maarten, The bridge and St.Maarten yacht club […]
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13th January 2022
13th January 2022
Wow, time flies by fast when you’re having fun! After we got our mainsail back on our fixed boom and Guppy ready for sailing again we […]
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5th January 2022
5th January 2022
New year’s eve was spent playing hide and seek with the teens, eating cake and other yummy things, playing games, and finally having a dive into […]
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31st December 2021
31st December 2021
As I got out for my early morning watch taking over from Sander I peered over the horizon as usual and spotted the shapes of landmasses […]
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29th December 2021
29th December 2021
Yesterday was another beautifully sunny day with little wind, but most of the day we were able to move under sail 🙂 It’s so much nicer […]
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27th December 2021
27th December 2021
The wind has left, after all, we knew that would come, and even so, it’s always a bit sad to see it go… what remains is […]
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25th December 2021
25th December 2021
The weather is a little squally and overcast, our young crews bright red Christmas hats and big smiles stand out in the grey/blue that is surrounding […]
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23rd December 2021
23rd December 2021
We still have wind, a little patchy, and lots of squalls today, but we’re moving along nicely. Yesterday I got out my sextant again and did […]
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21st December 2021
21st December 2021
My hope for having found the trade winds receded a bit as it hasn’t picked up to its usual speed. The wind is still only varying […]
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19th December 2021
19th December 2021
After another full day of light winds and squalls, the wind slowly steadied out. The squalls also brought a fair bit of rain this time, rather […]
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